Jake C. Files | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Arkansas Senate from the 8th district | |
| In office January 2013 – February 9, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Cecile Bledsoe |
| Succeeded by | Frank Glidewell |
| Member of the Arkansas Senate from the 13th district | |
| In office 2011–2013 | |
| Succeeded by | Alan Clark |
| Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 12th district | |
| In office January 1999 – January 2003 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 27, 1972 Norman, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Michaela Mitchell Files |
| Children | Kate, Liz, and Bella Files |
| Residence(s) | Fort Smith Sebastian County Arkansas |
| Alma mater | Ouachita Baptist University Arkansas State University |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Jake C. Files (born March 27, 1972) is a Republican politician from Fort Smith, Arkansas. Files represented portions of the Arkansas River Valley in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1999 to 2003, and in the Arkansas Senate from 2011 to 2018.
He pleaded guilty in 2018 to wire fraud, bank fraud and money laundering relating to misuse of the state's surplus money and was sentenced to 18 months in prison.